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We're making one last push for the beach season. If you don't impress 'em now, you gotta wait a whole year to try again. Step up that summer romance with some glasses that reflect your inner charm. And if you don't have charm, they'll help you bluff.Ray-Ban official site

ghost650

How do you keep track of your sunglasses? Which of these are you eyeing to keep out the bright sun?

I keep mine on a clip in my car. It's a very very rare occasion that I am out in the sun and didn't drive there. This has allowed me to keep a pair of sunglasses for much longer than I ever have before, inspiring confidence that i can finally buy a decent pair. I am sort of eyeing the wayfarers. Classic Ray-Ban style... except that i need perscription lenses.

For one thing, probably craftsmanship. Sunglasses designs are pretty easily and successfully knocked-off. But if it weren't for that, the designs themselves would be what sets these apart. As it is, only the brand logo is the only indication that you are wearing actual designer sunglasses.

archertroy

I don't know about this...I'm Ray Ban obsessive and this is hardly what I would consider a "deal"... I got 2 pairs of aviators for $65 from eBay Daily deals (Gold and Gunmetal).. and the Wayfarers are only $5 cheaper than most Discounted prices you see on the internet.

tpsully1

tweezak

The last/only pair of Ray-Bans I had were polarized Cats. Great glasses. The best and worst thing about them was the glass lenses. I never had to worry about scratches but I did worry about shattered lenses (motorcycling). After having them for about 20 years I dropped them one day and the frame broke between the lenses. I glued it but decided it was time for a new pair. I got some Smith Trace glasses with interchangeable lenses. Not glass but very good eyewear.

bsmith1

The ones I linked are pretty crappy quality. So are the Ray-Bans made really well? For $80, I would want something that would almost never break. I just don't see how the quality could be 20 times better to match the difference in price. I don't care about the brand name.

kentbo12

Stopped losing my sunglasses when I bought a $140 pair of Oakley's. I've had them for five years and they are great (polarized unlike these Ray-Bans). Because I paid a good amount for them, I took care of them and was always conscious of where I put them.

ghost650

bsmith1 wrote:The ones I linked are pretty crappy quality. So are the Ray-Bans made really well? For $80, I would want something that would almost never break. I just don't see how the quality could be 20 times better to match the difference in price. I don't care about the brand name.

The rest of my comment also applies. The design. Ray-Bans cost a lot because they design sunglasses. Those cheap ones are made by a company that does not really come up with original designs and instead copy the designs of other companies.

Ray Ban emplpoys dozens (maybe more) designers who are constantly designing new and unique sunglasses. Other companies knock-off those designs, allowing them to develop sunglasses at a fraction of the cost (because the hard part was done for them.) Then they build them with crappier materials with lower quality standards, saving even more money. Are they 1/20th the quality of the Ray-Bans? Probably not. Did they spend 1/20th of the money developing them? Probably less.

gephross100

first2summit

bsmith1 wrote:The ones I linked are pretty crappy quality. So are the Ray-Bans made really well? For $80, I would want something that would almost never break. I just don't see how the quality could be 20 times better to match the difference in price. I don't care about the brand name.

Rayban constructions are very good and solid. A fluke event, one of the rubber pieces slipped off an ear stem and even the ends are rounded and polished metal. I pulled the rubber piece off a cheap knock-off pair and the ends looked like they were cut with shears leaving a sharp uneven ending. You wouldn't know about it but it's indicative to the attention to detail.

ckart

I managed to keep my first pair of Ray-Bans for about eight years. I LOVED them. Unfortunately, after a heavy night of partying, I forgot to put them in my car, and they were trampled. Sigh. Anyhow, I got my moneys worth. I was just about to peel 150 bucks for another pair and then this pops up! I is very excite. Going with a different look this time, I chose the black aviators. Anyhow, I'll stop ranting. I'm just really happy to get these so cheap. What is the term I am looking for to describe my joy? Oh yes, I believe the correct term is "woot". F*cking woot. Can I say that?

lstaff

How do you keep track of your sunglasses? Which of these are you eyeing to keep out the bright sun?

The irony of this kills me: I go onto woot, see the wayfarers and are secretely relieved that they are sold out. I see your post and start to type:

"I have Coach sunglasses. Have had them forever, i can't seem to kill them, even when i have hoped to so i can rationalize buying a new pair. I have them on a leash made by "

and i go into my bag to look at the manufacturer, and MY COACH GLASSES ARE BROKEN!!!! geeze, i've had these for like ten years and wear them daily!! (my fault: usually store them on my desk or in my car, but i put them in my bag i throw around)

beck12

How do people buy something like sunglasses online & know they like the fit? I have never bought sunglasses or shoes online, I just don't see how I could. I would buy goggles or rain boots - as the fit isn't nearly as "fitted' - but not glasses or shoes. I have a hard enough time finding a pair of either (shoes or glasses) that I like when I can try them on, much less to guess from a photo....and definitely not with no return option.

lstaff

beck12 wrote:How do people buy something like sunglasses online & know they like the fit? I have never bought sunglasses or shoes online, I just don't see how I could. I would buy goggles or rain boots - as the fit isn't nearly as "fitted' - but not glasses or shoes. I have a hard enough time finding a pair of either (shoes or glasses) that I like when I can try them on, much less to guess from a photo....and definitely not with no return option.

raynedae

I've had two pair of ray-bans, the original wayfarers for 20+ years and a pair of the New Wayfarers I got about 10 years ago. They're tough, I wear them pretty much all day everyday, most of the time on the top of my head. They are worth the money but I don't see this as being a "deal". This is about the same price as they sell them for on Amazon and if you're a prime member it's cheaper to buy them on Amazon.

diducmeb4

Where's the Hotel?? Is there only item of every deal? WOOT needs to find some real deals that have quantity and boot the bull$road trip vendors/manufacturers who can't produce quantity so that at 6 a.m. on the day of a new post, it's not all sold out.

skiheckman

chezteladog

My mom found a pair of black aviators on the ground in D.C. and I convinced her that aviators were not her style so mine were free. They're nice but the screws are always coming loose and they seem fragile with the thin wire. Stylish and effective but I wouldn't pay $85 for them.

nodoze

I'm soooo over paying that much for sunglasses. I've spent thousands buying these over-priced brand name shades... Maui Jim, Ray Ban, Revo, Varnet... screw it. Every pair was either left on a plane, lost overboard while sailing, dropped and chipped, sat on and ruined, or something that turned my expensive sunglasses into an expensive waste of hard earned money. I now buy in more at around the $20 level. I still sit on them, drop them, leave them, lose them and break them. But, it doesn't hurt nearly as bad when I do! Honestly, I hardly notice the difference.

ethibaul

and i go into my bag to look at the manufacturer, and MY COACH GLASSES ARE BROKEN!!!! geeze, i've had these for like ten years and wear them daily!! (my fault: usually store them on my desk or in my car, but i put them in my bag i throw around)

*snip*

Take heart, if Woot can't sell a replacement pair to you, if you have a Costco nearby, they had some really cute Coach glasses for $65 this summer. I saw some at my local warehouse earlier this week. I got mine (and a Kirkland Signature branded pair that was polarized - $35!) and just feel like the bees knees when I wear them around.

I've always been a cheap-sunglasses-kind-of-girl until these purchases. I drop mine a lot, and honestly never thought the difference in optics quality justified the retail price of premium brand sunglasses. I've been rocking 3 pair of children glasses (fake tortoise, looked good enough) that I would get for $8 at the L.L. Bean outlet for at least the past 5 years, but they were peeling and all scratched up, and my husband got me at a weak moment and I bought the 2 pair at Costco, intending to return 1 pair at the very least. Then, I'll be darned if I wasn't hooked on both! When I put those Coach ones on, my vanity wouldn't let me return them once I realized they looked a whole lot more flattering and stylish. Then, the polarized ones really rocked while driving... and I could justify $35 for something that I felt made driving a bit more safe.

Sometimes you get what you pay for - especially if you're wearing $8 children sunglasses!

craigthom

ghost650 wrote:I keep mine on a clip in my car. It's a very very rare occasion that I am out in the sun and didn't drive there. This has allowed me to keep a pair of sunglasses for much longer than I ever have before, inspiring confidence that i can finally buy a decent pair. I am sort of eyeing the wayfarers. Classic Ray-Ban style... except that i need perscription lenses.

You can get prescription lenses in Wayfarers, but you aren't going to get them for $85.

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